Accompanying "MultiROM" also includes audio tracks that can be played on a conventional CD player. Interactive exercises require a computer.

Includes a glossary, appendices and transcript.

SUMMARY:

"English for the Automobile Industry is part of the EXPRESS SERIES. It is the ideal quick course for anyone who needs English to communicate with colleagues, customers, and business partners in the automotive industry. It can be used to supplement a regular coursebook, on its own, as a stand-alone intensive specialist course, or for self-study. English for the Automotive Industry is suitable for learners at pre-intermediate to intermediate levels.

Key Features of the Book:
A broad range of material targeting various areas of the automotive industry
Boxes of important functional language
Motivating role-plays for pairwork speaking tasks
STARTER section at the beginning of each unit with warm-up and awareness-raising activities
OUTPUT section at the end of each unit with activities to encourage discussion and reflection
Appendix with answer key, transcript, and a section of useful phrases and vocabulary

Key Features of the MultiROM:
Realistic listening extracts
Interactive exercises to practise useful phrases, vocabulary, and communication
A-Z wordlist" (Book cover).

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction to the car

Topics Factors involved in buying a car
Types of cars
Car sales

Skills Opinions and agreeing or disagreeing Recommending Adverbs of frequency

2. The exterior

Topics Exterior car parts
Car production
A quality problem
8D report

Skills The passive Describing a process Telephone phrases

3. The interior

Topics Interior car parts
The instrument panel
A delivery problem
A car configurator

Skills Making, accepting, and rejecting suggestions
Email phrases

4. Under the bonnet

Topics The engine
A technical support hotline
An international car show

Skills Describing position and shape Trade fair phrases

5. Performance and technical specifications

Topics Launching a new model
A road test
Materials and their properties
A meeting role-play

Skills Making comparisons Approximating Talking about dimensions

6. Safety

Topics A magazine article
Active and passive safety features
Choosing safety features
Car recalls

Skills Talking about advantages and disadvantages Making a presentation Meeting phrases

7. Design

Topics Describing car design
The design process
Constraints
Expanding the product range

Skills Making small talk

8. Future trends

Topics The car of the future
Environmental awareness
Making a presentation
Fuel cells

Skills Talking about the future: certainty, probability, possibility

Appendix Test yourself
Partner Files
Answer key Transcripts
Useful phrases and vocabulary
Weights and measurements chart

Intended for anyone who needs English to communicate with colleagues, customers, and business partners in the automotive industry.
Pre-intermediate to intermediate level.
A2-B1 (CEFR)